Which of the following lists the types of connective tissue from least rigid to most rigid?
A) hyaline cartilage - loose fibrous - bone - blood
B) blood - loose fibrous - hyaline cartilage - bone
C) loose fibrous - blood - bone - hyaline cartilage
D) bone - hyaline cartilage - blood - loose fibrous
E) blood - bone - hyaline cartilage - loose fibrous The matrix of each type of connective tissue determines its characteristics. Blood has a liquid matrix; loose fibrous tissue has a fibrous matrix; cartilage has a solid but flexible matrix; the matrix of bone is mineralized.

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The types of connective tissue listed from least rigid to most rigid are blood, loose fibrous, hyaline cartilage, and bone. This is because blood has a liquid matrix and is the least rigid, whereas bone has a mineralized matrix and is the most rigid. Loose fibrous tissue has a fibrous matrix and is less rigid than hyaline cartilage, which has a solid but flexible matrix. Choice A is incorrect because it lists bone before blood, and choice C is incorrect because it lists loose fibrous tissue before blood. Choice D is incorrect because it lists hyaline cartilage before bone.

Which of the Following Lists the Types of Connective Tissue